Gary56 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Can any b ody tell me how I can resolve the problem with my gas gage. I can not find a sending unit that I can afford. I can get one after market but it's over 300.00. Can someone point me to a cheaper one. I need a king keely sending unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Gary You’d help yourself by stating what make year and model of vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 It might help also if you spell the name of the part correctly. Believe you are looking for a King Seeley sending unit. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 What you need is a split ring (that goes inside of your tank) and a universal sending unit that matches your car gauge ohm's https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=95/category_id=167/mode=prod/prd95.htm https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=276/category_id=184/mode=prod/prd276.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I believe King Seeley units use capilliary action and a special fluid. So not just a basic electric resistance sender. Anyone that can tell us for sure please speak up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 You can Google King Seeley and get lots of info. Good luck. They are a pain in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 1912Staver said: I believe King Seeley units use capilliary action and a special fluid. So not just a basic electric resistance sender. Anyone that can tell us for sure please speak up. Both! It just depends when. The column of colored fluid running from the tank to a sight on the dash was one of their creations. The thermal bimetal gauges used in Fords and Mopars from the 50s(?) through the 80s (or maybe beyond) are another. Those can be recognized by the presence of a little thermal relay that turns the power on and off constantly to limit current. In-between those 2 systems was yet another thermal bimetal system that had the little off-on-off-on relay integrated into the fuel sender somehow. Edited July 23, 2022 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Depending upon your car's make, model, and year, and the relative location of the gas tank, and if absolute originality is less of a concern than knowing actual volume, A broken yardstick, a ruler, or a twig with notches at full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, and empty could work, as it did on our '27 Chevy for 26 years of touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 A paint stick works well. Depending on the tank, you can use the one for the 1 gallon container or the 5 gallon bucket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) King Seeley made both hydrostatic and electric. Depends on the cars and the years. New parts are available, but they don't give them awa https://mykmlifestyle.com/ This is the website for Atwater Kent Manufacturing They provide King Seeley hydrostatic fuel gauge sending units. Edited July 23, 2022 by hook left out (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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